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Core Courses

ALS 5024 (di)

Building Multicultural Competence in Agriculture and Life Sciences

Fall and Spring

ALS 5104 (re)

Communicating Research and Leadership in Agriculture and Life Sciences

Fall and Spring

ALS 5134 (rm)*

Community-Based Applications of Qualitative Inquiry

Fall and Spring

ALS 5214 (rm)*

Information Systems and Research in Life Sciences

Spring (odd years)

ALS 5234  (fs)

Advanced Concepts in Community Food Systems

Fall and Summer (extended)
Agribusiness Concentration

AAEC 5014

Applied Economic Analytics

Fall

AAEC 5025

Applied Microeconomics

Fall

AAEC 5034

Agribusiness Marketing Policy and Business Strategies

Summer (extended)

AAEC 5054

Strategic Agribusiness Management

Fall

AAEC 5074

Agricultural and Food Policy

Spring

AAEC 5174

International Agricultural Development and Trade

Spring (even years)

AAEC 5424

Agribusiness Finance and Risk Management

Summer (extended)
Applied Animal Behavior and Welfare Concentration

APSC 5134

Applied Behavior Analysis for Animal Behaviorists (required for AABW students)

Fall

APSC 5154

Behavioral Biology of Domesticated Animals

Spring

APSC 5164

Ethology and Applied Ethology of Domesticated Animals

Fall

APSC 5184 (rm)*

Research Methods for Animal Behaviorists

Spring

APSC 5224

Animal Welfare Assessment

Fall

APSC 5234

Applications of Applied Animal Behavior

Fall

APSC 5244

Applied Equine Behavior

Spring (even years)

APSC 5254

Managed Animal Ethology and Welfare

Spring

APSC 5264

Animal Cognition

Summer I

APSC 5334

Adjunctive Approaches to Behavior Change in Animals

Spring (even years)

APSC 5374

Animal Behavior Consulting

Summer (extended)
Applied Nutrition and Physical Activity Concentration

HNFE 5174G

Advanced Nutrition and Physical Performance

Fall

HNFE 5184

Advanced Macronutrient Metabolism

Fall

HNFE 5214

Physical Activity and Health

Spring and Summer (odd years; extended)

HNFE 5254

Program Development in Health Education

Summer (extended)

HNFE 5414

Body Image and Disordered Eating

Spring and Summer (even years; extended)

HNFE 5454

Nutrition and Disease Prevention through the Life Cycle

Spring

HNFE 5644G

Advanced Health Counseling

Summer (extended)

HNFE 5694

Public Health Administration

Spring and Summer I

PHS 5034

Health Education and Health Behavior

Summer (extended)
Education Concentration

ALCE 4884

Youth Program Management

Fall

ALCE 5014

Principles and Methods of Non-formal Teaching and Learning

Summer II

ALCE 5044

Program and Curriculum Design in ALCE

Summer I

ALCE 5054

STEM Integration in Agricultural Education

Spring (even years)

ALCE 5074

Foundations of ALCE

Fall

ALCE 5104

Research Applications in ALCE

Fall; Spring (even years)

ALCE 5114

Serving International Agriculture and Education

Spring (odd years)

ALCE 5154

Community Partnerships and Volunteerism

Summer I

ALCE 5204

Evaluation of Extension and Outreach Programs

Fall (even years)

ALCE 5564

International Agriculture and Diplomacy

Fall
Environmental Science Concentration

BSE 5404

Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution

Fall (even years)

CSES 5114

Soils for Professionals

Spring and Summer (extended)

CSES 5314

Water Quality for Professionals

Fall (odd years)

CSES 5324

Blending Business and Environmental Principles

Spring

CSES 5444

Agronomic Topics for the Mid-Atlantic

Spring

CSES 5604

Environmental Science Concepts for Professionals

Summer (extended)

CSES 5864

Advanced Wetland Soils and Mitigation

Summer (extended)

CSES 5874

Reclamation of Disturbed Lands

Fall (even years)
Food Safety and Biosecurity Concentration

ENT 5624

Animal and Plant Biosafety and Biosecurity

Spring

FST 5034

Good Agricultural and Manufacturing Practices

Spring (even years)

FST 5044

Global Food Laws and Regulations

Fall (even years)

FST 5614

Food Safety and Security

Spring (odd years)

FST 5624

Applied Food Microbiology and Sanitation

Fall (odd years)

FST 5634

Advanced Epidemiology of Food and Waterborne Diseases

Fall (even years)
Leadership Studies Concentration

ALCE 4884

Youth Program Management

Fall

ALCE 5154

Community Partnerships and Volunteerism

Summer (extended)

ALCE 5224

Team Science, Cooperation, and Interdisciplinary Work

Spring

LDRS 4514

Essential Skills for Nonprofit Leaders

Spring

LDRS 5004

Ethics in Leader/Follower Relationships

Spring

LDRS 5454

Leadership Foundations for Diverse Contexts

Fall

LDRS 5464

Leadership in a Global Society

Spring

LDRS 5534

Cognition, Problem Solving, and Preferences for Change

Fall

LDRS 5544

Leading Teams Through Change

Fall

LDRS 5554

Leading Social Change

Spring
Plant Science and Pest Management Concentration

ENT 5024

Understanding Urban and Structural Entomology

Fall (even years)

ENT 5234

Managing Arthropod Pests

Spring (even years) Summer (odd years) (extended)

ENT 5624

Animal and Plant Biosafety and Biosecurity

Spring

ENT 6004

Design and Analysis of Agricultural Experiments

Spring

HORT 4334

Greenhouse and Controlled Environment Agriculture Management

Summer (extended)

HORT 4654

Viticulture

Fall

HORT 5764G

Advanced Vegetable Crops

Spring (even years)

HORT 5784G

Advanced Vegetable Seeds

Spring (even years)

PPWS 5204

Principles of Plant Disease Management

Spring

PPWS 5214

Diseases of Crop Plants

Fall

PPWS 5704

Weed Science and Management

Fall (odd years)

Additional Elective Options

APSC 5404

Reproductive Technologies in Cattle

Spring

*choose one course based on type of research (qualitative or quantitative)